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BACKGROUND: Right-sided ligamentum teres (RSLT) is often associated with portal venous anomalies (PVA) and is regarded as a concerning feature for hepatobiliary intervention. Most studies consider RSLT to be one of the causes of left-sided gallbladder (LGB), leading to the hypothesis that LGB must always be present with RSLT. However, some cases have shown that right-sided gallbladder (RGB) can also be present in livers with RSLT. AIM: To highlight the rare variation that RSLT may not come with LGB and to determine whether ligamentum teres (LT) or gallbladder location is reliable to predict PVA. METHODS: This study retrospectively assessed 8552 contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography examinations from 2018 to 2021 [4483 men, 4069 women; mean age, 59.5 ± 16.2 (SD) years]. We defined the surrogate outcome as major PVAs. The cases were divided into 4 subgroups according to gallbladder and LT locations. On one hand, we analyzed PVA prevalence by LT locations using gallbladder location as a controlled variable (n = 36). On the other hand, we controlled LT location and computed PVA prevalence by gallbladder locations (n = 34). Finally, we investigated LT location as an independent factor of PVA by using propensity score matching (PSM) and inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). RESULTS: We found 9 cases of RSLT present with RGB. Among the LGB cases, RSLT is associated with significantly higher PVA prevalence than typical LT [80.0% vs 18.2%, P = 0.001; OR = 18, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.92-110.96]. When RSLT is present, we found no statistically significant difference in PVA prevalence for RGB and LGB cases (88.9 % vs 80.0%, P > 0.99). Both PSM and IPTW yielded balanced cohorts in demographics and gallbladder locations. The RSLT group had a significantly higher PVA prevalence after adjusted by PSM (77.3% vs 4.5%, P < 0.001; OR = 16.27, 95%CI: 2.25-117.53) and IPTW (82.5% vs 4.7%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: RSLT doesn't consistently coexist with LGB. RSLT can predict PVA independently while the gallbladder location does not serve as a sufficient predictor.
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Vesícula Biliar , Ligamento Redondo del Hígado , Masculino , Humanos , Femenino , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Vesícula Biliar/diagnóstico por imagen , Puntaje de Propensión , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Anomalies of the umbilical venous system are perplexing essentially due to dissection errors and vascular connection delineation failure. Continuation of umbilical vein into the extra-hepatic portal vein is classified as group IV umbilical vein anomaly and involves the vitelline vein or its remnants. Despite this categorization most examiners ascribe fetal extra hepatic abdominal vascular abnormality as an umbilical vein anomaly. Since these anomalies involve vitelline vein, the term "umbilical vein anomaly" is inappropriate and should be referred to as "vitelline vein abnormalities". Vitelline vein abnormalities are exceedingly rare and to the best of our knowledge only three cases have been reported prenatally. We report three cases presenting with intrauterine fetal demise and on perinatal autopsy demonstrating aneurysmally dilated group IV umbilical vein anomaly. Review of the literature, embryological basis and clinical implications of persistent vitelline vein and its varix are discussed.